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Sort by date 1,812 pages found matching bank of america- Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable--Part 1
Feb-19-09 Washington, DC: Last September, the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights filed what is sure to become a landmark case against the State of Alaska aimed at stopping the over-prescribing of psychiatric drugs to children covered by public health care programs in that state. "The massive over-drugging of America's youth is an unfolding national horror," sa... - Potenial Peanut Butter Salmonella in FEMA Relief Packets, School Lunches
Feb-6-09 Washington, DC In an ironic twist of fate, food packets meant to help, and comfort victims of natural disasters may wind up making them sick, after it was discovered that relief packets distributed by FEMA may contain peanut butter salmonella linked to the current outbreak. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) made the announcement Wednesda... - Salmonella in Peanut Butter Spreading to 43 States
Jan-13-09 Salon, OH Those who can't get through the day without their PB & J may be facing another hurdle—not managing to venture too far from the bathroom, after a peanut butter salmonella scare has rocked the food world. A peanut butter recall was announced yesterday after salmonella in peanut butter was found in products distributed by an Ohio company, and he... - Consumers Lose in the LIBOR Scandal
Washington, DC: Officials in California, Connecticut, Florida, New York and Maryland are looking into possible legal action against some major US banks including JP Morgan Chase, alleging they manipulated the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), and that the Libor manipulation is responsible for higher borrowing costs and lower investment yields whic... - Adopted Children from China Exposed to Melamine in Milk?
Jan-6-09 Los Angeles, CA When the world first learned of melamine contamination in Chinese milk products , the initial reaction was an instant flashback to melamine in pet food, and other China-sourced products that have been found to be contaminated. "Those poor babies over there," you may have caught yourself saying. "At least it's not happening here in the US."... - Higher One Debit Card Lawsuit
A Higher One debit card lawsuit has been filed, alleging the company opens bank accounts for students without their authorization and charges high fees for use of the account. The Higher One debit card lawsuit further alleges that students are not made aware of the Higher One debit card fees associated with the account until they are well into the proc... - Barclays PLC, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup etc. BCS, Securities Fraud
Company: Barclays PLC, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup etc. Ticker Symbol: BCS, Class Period: Jan-1-05 to Dec-31-09 Date Filed: Jul-6-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-4-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: New York, NY: An American investor has filed a secu... - Recovery Claim, Florida Insurance Guarantee Association agrees to pay $14 million settlement to Home Solutions of America for construction services
Dallas, TX: (Feb-16-08) Home Solutions of America, Inc., a provider of restoration, construction and interior services to commercial and residential customers, brought charges against the Vista Royale Condominiums component of the Florida Insurance Guarantee Association's construction recovery claim for $35 million. In a recent development, company offici... - Credit Counseling, Credit Solutions of America Inc. agrees to $588,000 settlement for unlicensed debt settlement services
Boise, ID: (Jan-18-08) The Idaho Department of Finance filed charges against Dallas-based Credit Solutions of America Inc., alleging that the company engaged in unlicensed credit counseling. The suit was brought after the department received information in May 2007 that suggested that Credit Solutions of America had contracted with Idaho debtors to provide... - China-Biotics, Inc, CHBT Securities Fraud
Company: China-Biotics, Inc, Ticker Symbol: CHBT Class Period: Feb-9-11 to Jul-1-11 Date Filed: May-25-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jul-24-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action has been commenced on behalf of an investor in the Unit... - Corrections Corp. agrees to $1.55 million settlement to settle overcharges lawsuit
Tallahassee, FL: (Dec-11-07) The state brought a lawsuit against Corrections Corp. of America, alleging that the company owed the state $3.635 million for alleged overcharges. The suit stemmed from a dispute dating back several years. Sources claimed that a 2005 audit by the Department of Management Services revealed numerous questionable payments to compa... - Settlement: Real Estate Kickbacks
Hartford, CT: (Dec-10-07) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Reiner, Reiner & Bendett, a law firm, Absolute Mortgage Solutions, a mortgage company and Century 21 Access America, a real estate broker, alleging that they engaged in kickback schemes that cheated hundreds of home buyers for mortgage-related services. Sou... - Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Inc XING Securities Fraud
Company: Qiao Xing Universal Resources, Inc Ticker Symbol: XING Class Period: Jul-15-11 to Apr-16-12 Date Filed: May-1-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jun-30-12 Court: District Court of the Virgin Islands Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action suit was filed in the United Stat... - Released Inmates, Corrections Corporation of America pays $140,000 fine after mistakenly releasing ten inmates
Bay County, FL: (Nov-20-07) Bay County filed a complaint against the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), claiming that the facility mistakenly released ten inmates from the Bay County Jail in November 2007. The complaint stated that a CCA worker released ten inmates enrolled in a drug rehab program, before they'd completed their sentences. Accordin... - Voice Over Patent, Vonage pays Sprint $80 million settlement for infringement
Albuquerque, NM: (Oct-08-07) Sprint Communications Co. brought charges against Vonage America Inc., alleging that Vonage infringed on its patents. The suit stemmed from Sprint's complaints in 2005 that Vonage had infringed on several of Sprint's patents. As part of a settlement reached, Vonage America and Sprint Communications agreed to resolve the dispute... - Lawyer Scott Summy and Landmark Water Contamination Case
Jul-22-08 Dallas, TX: One Saturday morning, back in the 1990s, attorney Scott Summy found himself standing in front of a crowd of hundreds of people at a trailer park in Wilmington, North Carolina. Their drinking water had been contaminated with a chemical called Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, or MTBE. Their water smelled and tasted like turpentine, they told Summy, a... - DCFS Trust and Daimler Chrysler Services North America and Alexander Levine SUV Wrongful Deaths Settlement
McHenry County IL: (Sep-06-07) The families of Gertrude "Trudy" Stephens, 55, of Cary and Margaret "Peggy" Lewandowski, 56, of Lake in the Hills, brought wrongful death lawsuits against a driver, Alexander Levine, and the companies that owned and leased him his vehicle, DCFS Trust and Daimler Chrysler Services North America, after the women died in a car c... - Citizens Club for Growth Inc. Federal Election Commission Violations Penalty
Washington, DC: (Sep-05-07) The Federal Election Commission (FEC) brought charges against Citizens Club for Growth Inc., a highly visible conservative activist organization, alleging that it failed to register with the agency as a political committee and report its contributions and expenditures. The lawsuit stems from complaints and an investigation in wh... - Wells Fargo Bank JP Morgan Chase Face Interest Rates Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: Wells Fargo Bank and JP Morgan Chase are facing a federal class action over alleged violations of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. The lawsuit alleges the defendants charged inflated fees and interest rates to homebuyers who go into default. Filed by lead plaintiff Latara Bias, the class action... - Settlement Gets Preliminary OK in Countrywide Class Action
Louisville, KY: A settlement has been granted preliminary approval by a federal judge in the class action pending against Countrywide Financial - now owned by Bank of America - and millions of customers who suffered a security breach of their detailed personal financial information. According to reports, the terms of the settlement would see Countryw...